Namibia’s double Olympic silver medalist, Frank Fredericks, was today provisionally suspended as a council member of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). In a statement posted on its website, the IAAF says its decision follows an application by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) to provisionally suspend Fredericks, pending an investigation of a potential breach […]

A twinning agreement between //Karas Regional Council and Northern Cape Province at an advanced stage. A delegation from the //Kharas Regional Council is in the Northern Cape Province on invitation of the Premier that Province. The group is expected to provide feedback on progress made in terms of a twining agreement – between the //Kharas […]

Fencing off large tracks of communal land by elites is a concern for residents in the Oshana Region. The issue was raised by the participants at the consultative workshop held at Ongwediva over the weekend.

The Otjozondjupa Police have appealed for the community to support the law enforcement agency in combating crime in the region. At a heated public meeting over the weekend, the Police also urged taxi and public transport drivers not to assist criminals in their illegal activities but rather to bring it to the attention of the […]

The US Department of State 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report has listed Namibia as one of the countries where human trafficking takes place but President Hage Geingob disagrees. The Namibian leader says the country is rather a transit country. However, there are fears that it could be a participant in this illicit trade.

Some war veterans of the Namibian liberation struggle say they have not benefited meaningfully from the government’s resettlement programme since independence.

The Minister of Economic Planning and Director General of the National Planning Commission, Tom Alweendo refuted allegations that the country’s national development plans have failed to achieve its objectives.

Residents of Omatjete village in the Erongo Region are bemoaning the lack of development in their area. Top on their list of complaints is the dormant Build Together project, and a lack of sufficient water supply.